Behind the Mic: Christian Le

Every Wednesday night at 10, Christian Le, a junior at SDSU, can be found in the KCR studio starting his show, “All Earz on Le.” I sat down to interview Christian and find out who was behind the mic. In his second semester with KCR, Christian is continuing his music-oriented show, playing a mix of 90’s and modern rap and R&B. Christian said that the show’s title is a play on 2Pac’s “All Eyez on Me,” which is right in line with his music taste.

According to Christian, last semester’s show was heavily focused on music, but later in the semester he brought in some guests to be on air. For the spring, Christian said he is “pretty much going all out” with his show by having more guests and compiling interviews. “I want to do more variety,” Christian added. He wants to be more comedic and more conversational.

Christian builds a new playlist for his show every week. Being born in the later half of the 90’s, Christian said that he wasn’t able to fully appreciate the legends 2Pac or Biggie Smalls, although both make appearances in his playlists. Modern rap finds its way onto Christian’s playlists too, through giants such as Kendrick Lamar.

When I asked Christian about any inspirations he had for his show, he mentioned the podcast “The Handsome Rambler,” by Hannibal Buress. Christian pointed out that he hopes to replicate a segment from Hannibal’s podcast, in which he invites his Tinder matches onto the show. With humor being a focal point for “All Earz on Le,” a new Tinder segment would bring a modern comedic twist to the show.

As the sole host of his show, Christian loves the creative freedom he has. Christian told me that early in the fall semester, his co-host left him, forcing him to adapt to running the show by himself, a challenge he seemed to be thankful for.

I asked Christian to describe the biggest challenge he has faced in relation to his show. Being that the show is rap and R&B, Christian said ensuring all his music is clean proves to be the biggest hurdle. KCR avoids explicit lyrics, a policy that all DJ’s abide by.

Looking toward the future, Christian said that “it would be nice [to be] nominated for something,” when discussing next year’s Intercollegiate Broadcast System awards.

You can listen to Christian Le on his show, “All Earz on Le,” every Wednesday at 10 P.M. on KCR College Radio.